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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP TO CLOSE 60 BRANCHES INCLUDING BANK OF SCOTLAND AND HALIFAX
LOCATIONS

The closures will include 24 Lloyds Bank sites, 19 Bank of Scotland locations
and 17 Halifax branches.

By Alexa Phillips, news reporter

Wednesday 23 March 2022 15:34, UK



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Lloyds Banking Group has announced that it will shut 60 of its branches this
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The closures will include 24 Lloyds Bank sites, 19 Bank of Scotland locations
and 17 Halifax branches.

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Vim Maru, group retail director of Lloyds Banking Group said: "Just like many
other high street businesses, fewer customers are choosing to visit our
branches.

"Our branch network is an important way for us to support our customers, but we
need to adapt to the significant growth in customers choosing to do most of
their everyday banking online."

The Unite union said the announcement would result in 124 job losses, which a
Lloyds spokesperson did not deny but said the company was making efforts to
offer employees jobs in other locations.

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Caren Evans, Unite national officer, said: "Lloyds Banking Group must not be
allowed to abandon 60 more local communities where bank branches play an
essential role.


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"The 124 employees who work tirelessly in their communities are dedicated to
serving the banking needs of the most vulnerable who depend on their skilled
services.

"When a bank branch closes the heart of the local community is ripped out and
the results are devastating.

"Unite is clear that simply leaving an ATM in place of a vibrant bank branch is
wholly insufficient.

"The banking sector needs to answer some serious questions about its corporate
social responsibilities and the government cannot stand back and allow the
relentless closure of banks to continue until no more local banking services
remain."

Which locations will be affected?

The Bank of Scotland locations that will close are: Aberdeen 201 Union St,
Alness, Brechin, Broxburn, Carluke, Clarkston, Dunblane, Dyce, Edinburgh
Barnton, Edinburgh Shandwick, Forres, Glasgow Riddrie, Innerleithen,
Kirkcudbright, Lockerbie, Selkirk, Shotts, Stromness and Troon.

These Lloyds Bank branches will shut their doors: Aylesbury Gatehouse,
Beaconsfield, Birmingham Temple Row, Bolton Westhoughton, Bradford Thornbury,
Buckingham, Chandlers Ford, Chipping Campden, Colchester St Johns, Cottingham,
Edgbaston, Knutsford, Liverpool Woolton, Lyndhurst, Marlow, Morriston Swansea,
Oxford Summertown, Poulton-le-Fylde, Rushden, Shanklin, Shrewsbury Mount
Pleasant, Smethwick, Swanwick and Tiptree.

The Halifax branches affected are: Abingdon, Beaconsfield, Beccles, Belfast
Shaftesbury, Bideford, Devizes, Doncaster Mkt Pl, Dunstable, Finchley Central,
Halifax Commercial St, Margate, Morriston, Penge, Totton, Wokingham, Worcester
Park and Yeadon.

The closures will begin in June, with all locations shut by the end of
September.


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